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    <description>You might not have asked for it, but here is a podcast that will bring you News about nerd culture, raw and unfiltered. Let Nick take you on a magical journey through Video Games, Movies, Comics and other geeky things. 
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    <itunes:summary>You might not have asked for it, but here is a podcast that will bring you News about nerd culture, raw and unfiltered. Let Nick take you on a magical journey through Video Games, Movies, Comics and other geeky things. 
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  <title>Episode 412: Regularly Scheduled Programming</title>
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  <itunes:episode>412</itunes:episode>
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  <itunes:subtitle>We are back to our regularly scheduled programming, and that's all things nerd, geek and not sports. This week, we have Forza Horizon 6 news, the Super Mario Galaxy Movie dominates the box office, and Animorphs is pulling a Doug and coming to Disney. Plus Xbox news, PUBG wants to take Fornite's crown, and Avatar is losing steam. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>45:48</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Episode 401: The Sanic Mysteries: Gotta go fast</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 00:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
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  <itunes:title>The Sanic Mysteries: Gotta go fast</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Well Star Wars fans can continue to argue, because Kathleen Kennedy stepping down certainly wont stop them. But something to stop to listen to, is George RR Martin telling all to the Hollywood Reporter. Plus, Fallout Season 2 is not falling behind season 1, people just don't remember how TV works. Ubisoft decided to lay a big one on the gaming industry by cancelling another Prince of Persia game, and Netflix wants to keep WB movies on the big screen if the merger goes through. That and more on this weeks episode. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:20:15</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Episode 400: Staying Four-Humble</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 19:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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  <itunes:title>Staying Four-Humble</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Its our 400th episode! We might be recording a day early but that doesn't mean the news stops. Apparently the Doomsday trailers are a story, not a cohesive one though. Jackass is returning to theaters, but at what cost? GameStop is closing stores, are you surprised? Plus reactions to the Golden Globes, and more!</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:01:05</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Episode 399: You Can't Sit With Us!</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 22:15:00 -0800</pubDate>
  <author>Nick DeFalco</author>
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  <itunes:title>You Can't Sit With Us!</itunes:title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Paramount needs to give up on Warner Bros, they ain't letting you buy them. CES 2026 is in full swing and with it both vaporware and the future of tech. Ubisoft pulls a bad move and closes a studio that just unionized. Stranger Things ended on a high note, despite what the internet thinks. Plus everything Nick's is looking forward to in 2026. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>54:41</itunes:duration>
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  <title>Episode 398: Nick's Nerd New Year: Lucky Number Se7en</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2025 18:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>No 7 Wonders of the nerd world here, just Top 10s for 2025. With some news sprinkled in. Nick once again brings his Top 10 Movies, Games and TV shows to round out the year. No more perfect a day than New Years Eve! See you in 2026!</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:20:30</itunes:duration>
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